Track sheet used during the recording of "Ladies First" by Queen Latifah

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Date: October 13, 1989

Created by: Mark James, American, born 1961
Subject of: Queen Latifah, American, born 1970; Monie Love, English, born 1970; Calliope Productions, American

Description: Track sheet for song "Ladies First" by Queen Latifah. Document consists of 25 boxes with different music tracks for the song "Ladies First" listed in each one. Tracks consist of either instrument tracks or vocal tracks. Tracks are handwritten in pencil. Document has typed heading that reads, [CALLIOPE/PRODUCTIONS]. Handwritten in TR corner of document is, [Q. Latifah/DJ Mark 45 King/Dr Shane Faber/ 10/13/89].

Place made: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Topic: African American; Actors; Feminism; Hip-hop (Music); Identity; Rappers (Musicians)

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Documents and Manuscripts
Exhibition: Musical Crossroads
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mark James

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.187

Type: worksheets

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: graphite on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540237770-b00c-40b9-b228-87d727d84b0d

Record ID: nmaahc_2015.187